The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-12

mother sank into an unconscious condition,
from which she did not revive till the |
next day. The woman had been employed |
in the family at intervals for over fifteen |
years and was very strongly attached to the |
boy On Saturday, the 1st instant, this gun
was used by friend of Carl who went hunt |
ing with him, and 1t is supposed that he left |
the charge in the gun, as the family have
always taken great care to have no loaded |
firearms in the house. 60 Mrs. James n. !
johnson died at her home on Central street |
Wednesday and funeral services were held
at the Universalst church Sunday after
noon, Rev J. p Booth officiating. She had
been in poor health for a long time. -
The marriage of Miss Abbie Pope to w. j.
Walker of Chicago took place Wednesday
noon at the residence of Edmund Pope on
Main street. Mr. and Mrs Walker started
Saturday for their home in Chicago, going
by way of Boston.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
PRINCIPAL HIT will be absent to-day
wednesday, and tomorrow at the Grand
Lodge, l. o. G.. T., at West Randolph Rev.
|. p. Booth will take his place in school.
80 The roll of honor in the recent eX-
aminations is as follows: Miss Nellie Brown,
having two studies, averaged 95.5; Alice
Webster, three studies, 951 Myrtle Short
ridge, five studies, OIL; Kate Robbins, four
studies, $685. May Ellis, five studies, 93.7;
Emily Stebbins, one study, 92.
Plainfield.
"GooD TIDINGs DAY " will be observed at
the Methodist church next Sunday. Serv-
ices at half-past ten A. NJ. and one p. NJ
- Truman II. Bartlett has moved on to
the farm he purchased of the estate of his
brother, Curtis A. Bartlett. - Mr.. and
Mrs. I. E. Wilson from Bethel were in
town last week visiting friends. - j. NJ.
Batchelder went to Massachusetts last
Monday on visit. 80 II. III. Dewey and
10 -n1 An,, .ia,t
of several days in Massachusetts. - +.
McCrillis has hired and moved into the
house lately owned by l.. J.. Knapp. -
Miss Gertrude Greely is in Boston visiting
friends. - Rev. l.. f. Fortney has com
pleted his labors in Canada, where he has
been for the last year, and returned to this
town, where he expects to remain for the
present. - Maggie and Rose Fitzgerald
are in town visiting their parents. -
Curtis A. and c. l.. Martin have gone to
Canada, where they intend to purchase
large number of cattle. -J b. Wells
lost a horse last Saturday for which he had
just paid S7S by its being injured in
thresbng-machine. - Professor Ira Ed
son has closed his labors for the present as
instructor of the band
Waitsfield.
THE ladies of the Congregational society
extend a cordial invitation to all to attend a
crazy tea-party tomorrow Thursday
evening. The bill of fare and entertain
ment will be well worth the attention of the
public. - There will be a harvest con-
cert at the Methodist church next Sunday
evening. - The Ladies Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. Hiram Stoddard next
week Wednesday. Work will be provided
for the ladies in the afternoon. A cordial
invitation is extended to the young people
to be present in the evening. - While
Mr.. Joseph Farr was gathering apples last
week he accidentally fell over backward
and the pole with which he was knocking
off the apples entered his mouth and throat
| inticting a severe wound - Samuel
! Baird has bought the farm formerly owned
! by Henry Baird. - Mrs. Orange Gale is
very i'll.
Waterbury.
OK Wednesday last, at the residence of
| Mr.. Sanford Eddy, occurred the marriage
| of his daughter Florence to Mr.. Fred c.
Atkins of this place. The happy couple
took the half-past seven train that evening
for Montreal. They arrived home Satur-
| day, ready to receive congratulations from
their host of friends. - Mrs. Dodge has
recently purchased millinery store in Bur
lington, which she will superintend during
the coming winter She still retains her
business in this place for the present. 80
! Charles keene and wife have returned from
New York, where they have been spending
| a week or two. - The odd scales y
have finally collapsed and perhaps a new
era is about to dawn on Stowe street. where
| they have been an obstruction to the grad
ing for many years. 1t is sincerely hoped
that they will not be replaced. -= Rev
G. NJ. Sheldon speaks to the students of the
Seminary this evening at the Center. -
We regret to learn that Mrs. Wheelocl
is soon to leave here for Cleveland, Ohio
where she will spend the winter with
friends. - The Reading Club will meet
this week Friday evening at the hotel par
lors. "The Tale of Two Cities " can bt
found at Griggs store. - Ed. Cheney
goes to Rosendale, Mass, to work
Waterbury Center.
PROFESSOR CHAPMAN will give read
ing at Chapel hall Monday evening Oc'
tober nth. An almost entire change o
programme will be presented. The price o
admission will be twenty cents - TIL,
Woman's Christian Temperance Union viii
have Bible reading at the Baptist churcl
next Sunday evening. All are invited
- Mrs. Oracle A. Fisk visited in Will
JAMESTOWN last week. 60 Mrs. A. c. Kill
burn has an hour-glass which, to the bes
of her knowledge, is nearly or quite tive
hundred years old. - The little Cir
Oily Winter who has been staying at +. a
Newcomb's for the past year has gone tC
live with Mr.. and Mrs. George Dillingham;
of Johnson, having been adopted by them
- The Seminary nine went to Barre
last Saturday and played the Goddard nine
lDtN were utltdlttl bN II StOTt OF IWO lt
twenty-five. - We hope no one will for
get the lecture this "wednesday evening a
Chapel hall by Rev. Mr.. Sheldon. Admis
sion free. 60 NJ, l.. DILLINGHAM; ha
husked four hundred seventy-tve bushels
of corn this fall 80 Miss Minnie LyOI
was home from Vergennes last week. -
Misses Burpee and Nichols of Montpelier
We're the guests of Miss f. A. Newcoml
over Sunday. - Professor Chapman
came last Friday and has charge of the elo
cution class. - The promenade las
Friday night was well attended and enjoyed
by all. 60 Professor Chapman and TIVE
of the students visited Mount Hunger las
Saturday. 80 There has been organ
lied here by the Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union a juvenile temperance so
Ciety, called "The Loyal Temperate,
Legion" Twenty-siX joined by signing tn,
pledge at the organization, and six NOR
names were added to the list at the mex
meeting The children are very earnest il
this work.
Woodbury..
THE temperance meeting Sunday evening
was well attended There was some goo,
speaking and singing Some help from ad
joining towns is expected next Sabbatl
evening. - Mr.. Carter and wife of Rye
gate have been in town the past week. Ill
visited several granite quarries. - El
mer Thomas and wife started Monday 70
West Randolph, where they expect to sta
the most of the coming winter. == Tn
Sunday-school Aid Society meets with Mrs
II. f. Drenan this "wednesday afternoon
and evening. - Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman